This month I will celebrate my 79th birthday. As I move into my 80th year, I believe that Jesus is telling me that it is time to stop writing these studies. I want to be obedient, but must say that I have thoroughly enjoyed doing them these past twenty years.
These first verses at the beginning of our study give us the feeling that David was watching other believers, and how they lived their lives. He came to the conclusion that those who follow the laws of God are blessed, and those who do not are not!
I remember years ago reading this verse and thinking "Why would you want to separate soul and spirit?" But since then, I have been very challenged by the fact that the soul and spirit are two completely different entities, and not just one inner person.
As we listen to political discussions, many of us could be echoing this question today. In fact, many people are asking if there is any wise leadership in the world. It seems that many political leaders look after their own interests, rather than that of the people they represent.
For many people who have been in a traditional church for much of their life, these will be familiar words, but for some modern day Christians they will not. The Lord could not have been clearer in His warning against idols.
This is the first in a series of studies about “The Life of Joseph”. The Life of Joseph – Day 1 Genesis 30:22-24 Then God remembered Rachel; he listened to her and enabled her to conceive. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son and said, “God has taken away my disgrace.” She named […]
How often do we sing songs, in church, or at home, throughout the day, without really thinking about the words? In this verse the psalmist is speaking to his own soul to lift the focus. At the same time he is encouraging all of us to sing from our hearts.
The mysteries of God have been hidden since Adam and Eve were banished from the garden, but that has not stopped people from thinking they know Him and how He thinks. Many scientists, historians and theologians have spent many hours trying to understand the mysteries in the universe God created.
As a child in Sunday school I was always encouraged to learn a Bible verse each week. As I remember some of those verses even today more than 70 years on, I realise that it was a good thing to do. Jesus encouraged His disciples to remember what He said.
If we read something silently, we take it in, just using our one sense – sight. But if we speak what we are reading, then we use a second sense, - hearing. The fact is that we remember much more what we have read if we use two senses instead of one.
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